Biology:Praydidae

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Short description: Family of moths

Praydidae
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Prays oleae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea
Family: Praydidae
Prays ruficeps

Praydidae is a family of false ermine moths in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea.[1][2][3] Though once considered a subfamily (Praydinae), a 2013 molecular analysis elevated it to family rank.[4]

Genera

References

  • Sohn, J.C., 2012: A new genus and species of Praydidae (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea) from Vietnam. Tinea 22 (2): 120-124.
  • Sohn, J.-C. & Alba, M.P., 2014: A New Species of Atemelia (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutoidea, Praydidae) Feeding on the Ornamental Shrub Mahonia (Ranunculales: Berberidaceae) in Chile. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 107 (2): 339-346.
  • Sohn, J.-C. & J.A. Lewis, 2012: Catalogue of the type specimens of Yponomeutoidea (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the United States National Museum of Natural History. Zootaxa 3573: 1-17. Abstract: [1].

Wikidata ☰ Q18615864 entry